Comments on: My Happy Place: Pics From My 2016 Garden Adventure!

By: JOANNE

JOANNE — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 07:27:00 +0000

What a great content, I also enjoy planting vegetables, and seeing them grow. Thanks for sharing. Click here

By: Elizabeth O'Connell-Thompson

Elizabeth O'Connell-Thompson — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 01:01:00 +0000

What a beautiful garden! It’s my dream to one day have one even a fraction that gorgeous and bountiful.

By: WookieWifey

WookieWifey — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:52:00 +0000

Wait. Wait…waitwaitwait.

You’re MAKING that ramen?

RECIPE, WOMAN!!!! Pleeaaasssseee?

By: veronika

veronika — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:04:00 +0000

Beautiful post, Sayward. I used to look through these garden posts in a somewhat cursory manner, BUT in the past 5 months two things changed: I got a faculty position (pure teaching, community college) that suddenly opened up all sorts of free time, and I won a sort of a lottery – got a p-patch spot on cap hizzle of Seattle. The latter is crazy b/c there’s a super long waitlist (like 6+ years).
Anyways, suddenly, I have a patch of dirt and I got it all planted up. It’s late in the season, but I’m so excited to experiment! Would love it if you shared your insights from gardening in PDX, since the climates are so similar. I am up for anything. Right now I have radishes, mesclun mix, braising mix (kales, bok choi, chard, etc), chives (cause I don’t care how big they get before things get colder), broccoli and bush beans. I would love to do edible flowers next year. My patch gets lots of sun, but I also need to be mindful of my neighbors not to shade them, so I need to limit my tall plants.

Anyways, just want to send an extra high-five for dirt-digging. I have an extra-super-duper appreciation for these posts! Many thanks!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 22:02:00 +0000

Aren’t the baby veggies just too cute?? I adore them. The cukes are huge now and finally ripe for picking which is so fun. But they’re so sweet when they’re little!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:59:00 +0000

Do you use a ground cover? You can see in some of these pics that I use straw, which is great for feeding the soil and keeping the temperature regulated, but it’s also great at acting as a weed barrier. They do still slip through but they’re much more manageable now.

Obviously straw might not be attractive enough for a front yard, but there are other prettier options like wood chips and stuff. If you don’t do a mulch/ground cover I’d definitely start there!

By: Bianca Phillips

Bianca Phillips — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:32:00 +0000

Lovely! If I had a garden like that, maybe I’d love it more. I have figured why I’m not so into it though. It’s the weeds! I love my veggie plants and herbs and the couple of flowers I planted. But there are weeds EVERYWHERE, and I refuse to use poison. And I’m too lazy to pick them out regularly, so my garden (which is in my front yard) just looks a mess. A total mess. Any tips on getting rid of weeds naturally?

By: Rebecca Carnes

Rebecca Carnes — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:33:00 +0000

OK, so I think I need you to come teach me how to garden! LOL It all looks amazing and beautiful! The baby cucumbers are the cutest:) none of our gardening projects survived this year…mostly due to pests:( But I’m not giving up! I am determined to grow something!